The spirit of sarcasm lives and thrives in the midst of universal wreck; its balls are enchanted and itself invulnerable, and it braves retaliations and reprisals because itself is a mere flash, a bodiless and magical nothing.

Yet, I didn't understand that she was intentionally disguising her feelings with sarcasm; that was usually the last resort of people who are timid and chaste of heart, whose souls have been coarsely and impudently invaded; and who, until the last moment, refuse to yield out of pride and are afraid to express their own feelings to you.

If she replies to your sarcasm with sarcasm instead of just getting offended ... she's a keeper.

ANONYMOUS

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As a form involving a network of roles, sarcasm is analytically at least a triadic relationship, although empirically fewer units may be involved. Minimally, a creator of sarcasm, a sarcaster, is necessary, along with an object and an audience.

You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny.

BRANDON SANDERSON, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

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Nothing to me is more disgusting than that air of mildness and benevolence with which some sly sarcasm, designed to obscure the brightest part of another's character, is usually introduced in conversation.